Dine Out Tomorrow Night, Support Decatur Farm To School!

Decatur Metro | January 30, 2011 | 3:53 pm

Kristin Allin reminds us of tomorrow night’s dine out for Decatur Farm to School program…

The Dine Out raises funds for healthy foods in Decatur City Schools and 10% of all sales on Monday night will benefit this great cause.

We really need Decaturites to visit the participating restaurants on Monday night: Iberian Pig, Watershed, Brick Store Pub, Leon’s, Cakes & Ale, Steinbeck’s, U-Joint, Farmstead 303 and Farm Burger! This is a perfect night to dine out as a family early in the evening! Even if you don’t have kids (or if you want a night out sans kids) even grabbing a drink or some snacks at your favorite restaurant will help the cause. Come early, come late, come with kids or with friends!

Farm to School has already raised the bar on the food being served in our school cafeterias. The Dine Out hopes to raise funds, but also raise awareness of the progress made and encourage kids and parents to participate in the school lunch program.

Perhaps a bite to eat and then a stop by the Holiday Inn Conference Center to review the list of projects selected for the Strategic Plan?  IMO, it not dinner and a movie, it’s better!!  (Yes, I’m aware that I have problems.)

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5 Responses to “Dine Out Tomorrow Night, Support Decatur Farm To School!”

  1. Tom says:
    January 31, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    i’d love to see glenwood stop using disposable dishes as well. i wonder if they could change that when it becomes an elementary school.

    • karass says:
      February 1, 2011 at 8:07 am

      It’s an old issue going way back, even before the 2004 reconfiguration. The two reasons that I’ve heard for disposables are:
      1) The cost of the equipment and staff to clean and dry non-disposable dishes and utensils
      2) Regular metal utensils lead to injuries

      But no reason not to bring up a good issue again. The kids are absorbing a message when they use and throw away gobs of disposable dishes and utensils daily.

  2. JC says:
    January 31, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Wow, Farm Burger was wonderfully packed. We wanted to stay but with 7 we headed over to Farmstead 303, where we had a great time as well. The Dine Out program is great!

  3. CSD Mom says:
    February 1, 2011 at 8:31 am

    We had a great time at Farmburger and saw lots of friends there. Three of my kids are going to eat school lunches starting today.

    However, the thought of those Styrofoam trays makes me cringe!

  4. SAHM says:
    February 1, 2011 at 8:51 am

    We dined at Watershed because Farmstead 303 was too packed. But the waiter informed us it was not 10% of the bill but the proceeds from their hummus plate ($12.) because they felt it was healthily and would provide more money for the program.
    We ordered the hummus.
    Just curious what other restaurants did?
    Also Cake & Ale was not open.